JMC conducts thermal fogging drive in some areas

of Jammu city

On the directions of Mr. Ramesh Kumar (IAS), Commissioner, Jammu Municipal

Corporation an intensive area wise/ward wise thermal fogging drive within the limits of

Jammu Municipal Corporation has been started and the areas viz. Canal Road, Talab

Tillo, Gandhi Nagar, Sainik Colony and Sidhra falling in Ward No. 12, 14, 20, 21,53, 54,

68, 69 and 71 were covered under the supervision of Rishpal Singh (KAS), Joint

Commissioner (Adm), Jammu Municipal Corporation accompanied by Dr. Saleem Khan,

Health Officer and Mr. Tariq Raina, Chief Transport Officer, JMC in collaboration with

Malaria wing of Health Department. The Corporation has devised a calendar for

the fogging to cover the whole city.

The main aim of thermal fogging drive is to make City diseases free,

as mosquitoes are cause of so many diseases which are dangerous for human lives and

also to minimize the risk of health hazards. The Jammu Municipal Corporation is paying

special attention towards eradicating mosquitoes menace by way of launching such

drives.

The general public is also requested to extend their helping hands to make the

thermal fogging is grand success so that chance of spreading diseases due to

mosquitoes can be minimized upto large extent. The public is also requested to make

their surroundings neat and clean by way of putting their waste into dustbins and do not

get the water stagnated which is a main cause of spreading diseases.

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Commissioner JMC suspended Enforcement

Inspector JMC for taking bribe

Mr. Ramesh Kumar (IAS), Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation

took a serious note of a video found viral on social media that one Enforcement

Inspector namely Ashok Kumar of Jammu Municipal Corporation was taking bribe

from someone and immediately placed him under suspension. Mr. Rishpal Singh

(KAS), Joint Commissioner (A), JMC shall hold an enquiry in the matter and will

submit the findings within the stipulated time frame.

The Commissioner further appealed the general public to obtain proper

permission from Jammu Municipal Corporation before undertaking their

constructions to avoid such kind of incidence and also appealed the public to

brought into his notice if any employee of Corporation asking for bribe so that

stern action could be taken against the erring official/officer.

He added that there shall be transparency in every activity of JMC and

desired the cooperation of the public in this behalf without their helping hands the

aim of transparent administration will be hard to achieve.

17th April 2018

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Joint Anti Encroachment drive by JMC & Police

In a spree to ensure clean & safe Jammu City and in continuation with the series of

drives under the active guidance of Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation Sh. Ramesh

Kumar (IAS), a joint drive was conducted by special teams of JMC headed by Secretary, JMC

Mrs. Sunaina Sharma (KAS). DySP. Traffic Sh. Sunny Gupta, SDPO North Sh. Varun Jandyal,

Enforcement Officer Sh. Kamini Kesar, Revenue Officers Sh. Ashwani Sudan and Sh. Sunil

Gupta, SHO’s of concerned police stations, Enforcement inspectors and other field staff of JMC

also accompanied the drive.

Drive was mainly focused on encroachments of footpaths, illegal hoardings,

rehries/pharies. The drive was conducted in various areas of Jammu city i.e. Indira Chowk,

Hari Market, Raghunath Bazar, Residency Road, Id-Gah Road etc. During the drive, the team

removed 4 truck loads of material including goods displayed by the shopkeepers in front of

their shops and also lifted hoardings.

The encroachers and shopkeepers of the areas were warned to keep their saleable

items within their shutter line and not to encroach the footpaths which leads to congestion and

obstructs free movement of pedestrians on footpath. The street vendors were also directed to

ply their rehries only in the Rehri Zones established by JMC.

JMC regularly conducts such drives creating awareness among the shopkeepers,

street vendors and encroachers through announcements by using loudspeakers to follow the

rules in order to avoid penal action against them. The shopkeepers were also given strict

warnings for not displaying their goods by illegally extending parameters of their shops. They

were also informed that in case of further violations, JMC shall be bound to seal their premises,

in the light of directions from Hon’ble High Court in WPPIL No. 27/2017 titled “Court on its own

motion Vs JMC”.

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21ST April 2018

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JMC organizes wall painting competition

As a part of various initiatives launched by Jammu Municipal Corporation to

enhance the beautification in various parts of Jammu City, a wall painting competition was

today inaugurated by Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation Sh. Ramesh Kumar (IAS).

The competition is being organized, in collaboration with J&K Bank and is scheduled from

23.04.2018 to 25.04.2018. The theme of the wall painting competition is Swachh Bharat

Mission, Smart City Jammu, Nature & Environment, Social Message, Art, Culture & heritage of

Jammu etc.

A large number of students of various schools, colleges and universities Viz.

GCW Parade, GCW Gandhi Nagar, K.C. International School, Army School, K.C. Public School,

Jammu Sanskriti School, Jodhamal School, IIT Jammu as well as artists are participating in the

competition.

The artists and students showed their enthusiasm to paint their imaginations in

order to highlight the rich cultural heritage of Jammu and Kashmir and infuse into the minds of

local public, the feeling of keeping the city clean and beautiful through their paintings.

As many as 90 participants are working on around 40 walls adjoining Hotel Asia

at Vikram Chowk, Jammu. All the participants have been provided painting material alongwith

other facilities for the successful completion of their paintings. The top three paintings shall be

given cash rewards of Rs 15,000, Rs 10,000 & Rs 7000 respectively alongwith citation &

mementos as per decision of panel of judges, appointed in this regard.

During the inauguration, Sh. Rishpal Singh (KAS) Joint Commissioner (A), JMC,

Mrs. Sunaina Sharma (KAS) Secretary, JMC, Dr. Saleem Khan Health Officer, JMC and other

officers of JMC also remained present. It was informed by Commissioner JMC that in order to

ensure aesthetics in other parts of city such more endeavours shall also be taken up in future.

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